2013–14 Chinese Basketball Association season

The 2013–14 CBA season is the 19th CBA season. Sichuan Blue Whales were promoted to the CBA, becoming the 18th team of the league.[1]

2013–14 CBA season
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 8, 2013 – February 16, 2014 (regular season)
TV partner(s)CCTV-5 and many local channels.
Regular Season
Season championsGuangdong Southern Tigers
Season MVPChina Yi Jianlian (Domestic MVP)
United States Lester Hudson (Foreign MVP)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsBeijing Ducks
  Runners-upXinjiang Flying Tigers
Finals MVPUnited States Randolph Morris
CBA seasons

The regular season began on Friday, November 8, 2013 with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Sichuan Blue Whales. The 2014 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 19, 2014, at the MasterCard Center in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 16, 2014.

Foreign players policy edit

All teams except Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players, while the bottom 5 teams of last season and Sichuan Blue Whales have an extra right to sign an Asian player. However, Shanghai Sharks waived their rights to sign the extra Asian player.

The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:

# Facing other teams Facing Bayi Rockets
Chinese players+ No Limit No Limit
Asian players++ 5 quarters collectively+++
International players 6 quarters collectively

+ Including players from Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei.

++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.

+++ Only 1 allowed in the 4th quarter.

Foreign players edit

Club Player 1 Player 2 Asian Player
Bayi Rockets - - -
Beijing Ducks   Stephon Marbury
  Damien Wilkins[2]
  Randolph Morris -
Dongguan Leopards   Bobby Brown   Donté Greene -
Foshan Dralions   Gerald Fitch   Shavlik Randolph -
Fujian Sturgeons   Delonte West   Will McDonald   Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
Guangdong Southern Tigers   Khalif Wyatt
  Royal Ivey[3]
  Josh Powell -
Jiangsu Dragons   Marcus Haislip   Jackson Vroman -
Jilin Northeast Tigers   Leon Rodgers   Denzel Bowles   Sam Daghles
Liaoning Flying Leopards   Dominique Jones   Hakim Warrick -
Qingdao Eagles   Peter John Ramos   Josh Akognon   Sani Sakakini
Shandong Lions    Eugene Jeter   Donnell Harvey -
Shanghai Sharks   Darnell Jackson   Quincy Douby -
Shanxi Brave Dragons   Charles Gaines   Marcus Williams -
Sichuan Blue Whales   Michael Efevberha   D. J. White   Hamed Haddadi
Tianjin Golden Lions   Sebastian Telfair   Shelden Williams   Zaid Abbas
Xinjiang Flying Tigers   Lester Hudson   James Singleton
   Reggie Okosa[4]
-
Zhejiang Golden Bulls   Ivan Johnson   Dewarick Spencer -
Zhejiang Lions   Jonathan Gibson   Chris Johnson -

Regular Season Standings edit

# 2013–14 CBA season
Team W L PCT GB Home Road Tiebreaker
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 30 4 .882 - 15–2 15–2
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 26 8 .765 4 16–1 10–7
3 Dongguan Leopards 25 9 .735 5 15–2 10–7
4 Beijing Ducks 23 11 .676 7 15–2 8–9
5 Zhejiang Lions 21 13 .618 9 14–3 7–10
6 Tianjin Golden Lions 20 14 .588 10 15–2 5–12 TJ 3-1
LN 2-2
SH 1-3
7 Liaoning Dinosaurs 20 14 .588 10 14–3 6–11
8 Shanghai Sharks 20 14 .588 10 14–3 6–11
9 Shandong Lions 19 15 .559 11 13–4 6–11
10 Fujian Sturgeons 16 18 .471 14 12–5 4–13
11 Jiangsu Dragons 15 19 .441 15 10–7 5–12
12 Sichuan Blue Whales 14 20 .412 16 10–7 4–13
13 Zhejiang Golden Bulls 13 21 .382 17 11–6 2–15
14 Jilin Northeast Tigers 12 22 .353 18 11–6 1–16
15 Foshan Dralions 11 23 .324 19 5–12 6–11
16 Shanxi Brave Dragons 10 24 .294 20 8–9 2–15
17 Bayi Rockets 6 28 .176 24 6–11 0–17
18 Qingdao Eagles 5 29 .147 25 3–14 2–15
Key to colors
     Top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs

Playoffs edit

The playoffs of the 2013–14 CBA season started on February 18, 2014. The playoff brackets are shown below:

Quarterfinals
Best of 5
Semifinals
Best of 5
Finals
Best of 7
         
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 3
8 Shanghai Sharks 0
1 Guangdong Southern Tigers 2
4 Beijing Ducks 3
4 Beijing Ducks 3
5 Zhejiang Lions 1
4 Beijing Ducks 4
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 2
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 3
7 Liaoning Flying Leopards 1
2 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 3
3 Dongguan Leopards 0
3 Dongguan Leopards 3
6 Tianjin Golden Lions 1
  • Bold Series winner
  • italics Team with home-court advantage

Finals edit

The finals of 2013–14 CBA season started on March 19, 2014. Beijing Ducks and Xinjiang Flying Tigers competed for the champions in a 2-3-2 format of homes. Because Xinjiang Flying Tigers ranked higher in the regular season, they hosted Beijing Ducks in the first two games. Beijing won the first two away games. The next three games were played in Beijing with the Flying Tigers taking two out of the three to make the series 3-2 in favor of the Ducks. In the sixth game at Urumqi, Beijing defeated Xinjiang with a score of 98-88 and secured their second CBA Championship.

The scores of the six games are as follows:

Date Result Host Arena Host City
March 19, 2014 Xinjiang 75 vs 95 Beijing Hongshan Arena Ürümqi
March 21, 2014 Xinjiang 86 vs 90 Beijing Hongshan Arena Ürümqi
March 23, 2014 Beijing 81 vs 92 Xinjiang MasterCard Center Beijing
March 26, 2014 Beijing 94 vs 88 Xinjiang MasterCard Center Beijing
March 28, 2014 Beijing 80 vs 83 Xinjiang MasterCard Center Beijing
March 30, 2014 Xinjiang 88 vs 98 Beijing Hongshan Arena Ürümqi

Statistical leaders edit

Individual statistical leaders edit

Category Player Team Statistics
Points per game   Jonathan Gibson Zhejiang Lions 31.7
Rebounds per game   Charles Gaines Shanxi Brave Dragons 14.1
Assists per game   Osama Daghles Jilin Northeast Tigers 8.3
Steals per game   Ivan Johnson Zhejiang Golden Bulls 2.6
Blocks per game   Zhang Zhaoxu Shanghai Sharks 2.4
Minutes per game   Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Fujian SBS Sturgeons 41.9

Awards edit

Players of the week edit

The following players were named the Domestic and Foreign Players of the Week.

Week Domestic Player Foreign Player Ref.
1 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers)   Shavlik Randolph (Foshan Dralions) [5]
2 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (2)   Charles Gaines (Shanxi Brave Dragons) [6]
3 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons)   Shelden Williams (Tianjin Golden Lions) [7]
4 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (2)   Randolph Morris (Beijing Ducks) [8]
5 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (3)   Lester Hudson (Xinjiang Flying Tigers) [9]
6 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (4)   Dominique Jones (Liaoning Flying Leopards) [10]
7 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (3)   Marcus Williams (Shanxi Brave Dragons) [11]
8 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (4)   Shelden Williams (Tianjin Golden Lions) (2)
9 Wang Zhelin (Fujian Sturgeons) (5)   Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (Fujian Sturgeons) [12]
10 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (5)   Michael Efevberha (Sichuan Blue Whales)
11 Sun Yue (Beijing Ducks)   Marcus Haislip (Jiangsu Dragons) [13]
12 Yi Jianlian (Guangdong Southern Tigers) (6)   Jonathan Gibson (Zhejiang Lions) [14]

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